What I Know Now About Motherhood That I Wish I’d Known Then
I love hindsight. We all know that the experience of pregnancy, childbirth and the beginnings of raising a new little person comes with a huuuge…
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Daughter, Hide These Powerful Truths In Your Heart—Like I Wish I Had At Your Age
At six-years-old, if I possibly could have, I would have told myself, “Tell someone!” At seven, eight, nine, and 10 years-old,…
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One Day, I’ll Wash The Last Onesie. Today, I’ll Be Grateful.
About a year and a half ago, our washing machine flooded the laundry room. I was rushing out the door to get our kids to swimming lessons and walked…
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My Kid Peed on Me (and I Learned Something Important)
Yes, you read that right. My child peed on me. True story. She may be embarrassed I am telling you this so I will omit her name and age, but please…
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To the Adolescent Who’s Struggling: It Gets Better
It seems like not a week goes by that I don’t see a heartbreaking post about a young person’s experience of being bullied, often with…
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Dear Moms, Let Them Teach You
I watched from a distance as you stood a few yards away from your young son. Holding a football in your hands, you called out to him,…
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The Life-Changing Power of Words
It was my first real promotion at my first real job and I was beaming. From a 16-year-old cashier with her well-rehearsed customer greeting,…
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10 Things I Didn’t Know I Didn’t Know Before I Had Kids
I was not a big follower of the “what to expect when…” genre of books on motherhood. (Now: if you are or were a follower, that is 100% fine and…
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Be careful what you teach
Have you ever noticed that many times within a family there will be several family members with the same profession? Teachers usually have children…
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